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Workshops are organised by the policy departments and enable members to put questions to and exchange views with experts on subjects associated with parliamentary business or subjects of current interest. They are not necessarily held in public but may be held during a committee meeting.

The workshop will have to provide a balanced review of status and prospects of applying robotic (and AI) based technologies in healthcare. AI and robotics are part of a larger enterprise that concerns digitalization of healthcare that is going on for a while (e.g. eHealth). Digitalisation will necessarily interconnect with both AI and robotic technologies. Ethical and legal considerations concerning only AI and robotics will also be considered.
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Each year, more than 1.25 million people die worldwide as a result of road traffic crashes and 50 million people get injured. In EU, over 25.000 Europeans die each year in road accidents and over a million is injured. The workshop will gather MEPs, industry experts, associations and stakeholders, to analyse the latest digital technologies which can help to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by road accidents.
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The workshop will give Members the chance to explore in detail the impacts of Brexit on the Horizon Europe Programme. Three high level speakers will give a general overview of the potential impacts and consider them from the perspectives of European Research and Technology organisations and European corporate research. Their presentations will be followed by a question and answer session with Members.
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The purpose of the workshop is to highlight current and new approaches to the treatment of brain diseases, including diagnosis and rehabilitation. The panel of expert speakers will address both clinical and policy issues through an exploration of the following topics: neurological disorders, dementia, stroke, framework conditions for tackling brain diseases in Europe: The importance and scope for dialogue and co-operation between scientists, industry and society will also be explored.
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In October 2017, the Council adopted the Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO). This regulation will have a considerable impact on the way the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) works.
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In recent years, the European institutions have started to introduce performance-based budgeting, meaning that the control of EU spending is including increasingly performance-based auditing in addition to the traditional compliance audit. These changes require a review of whether the policy for communicating the results of EU spending to the media and citizens is still adequate.
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